The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-08
Crin,es.

The marshal and one Of his posse were
riot and conflict between 200 negroes and
the whites. One negro was Killed and
others injured. Whisky was the primary
cause OF the trouble.
George Arnott, farmer residing near
Rome ILL.,, was waylald and shot three times
by unknown parties. He will hardly re-
cover. Arnott was very quarrelsomo
man, and the shooting is supposed to be the
result OF an old feud.
Clinton E. Williams, aged 23 years is
under arrest III Baltimore for bigamy. He
married No. l, in 1883 at San Francisco,
No. 2, at Baltimore, in 1854. No. 3, New
Orleans, 1885, No. 4, Philadelphia, 1886, No.
s. at Baltimore, July rs, 1857.
At Bloomington, ILL.,, Judge Reeves has
admitted to bail in the sum of Sl,Oo0,
Timothy Coughlin, the section foreman of
the Toledo. Peoria a. Western, who was
held responsible for the smash up at Chats
worth, by which nearly 100 lives We're lost.
James Feeney and Patrick McDermott
quarreied at o dance in Ashtabula, @.
While Eeenay vas on his way home with
two ladies. McDermott stole up behind and
ball penetrated one of Fecney's lungs and
he will die. McDermott is under arrest, as
we'll as man named Bushnell, to whom the
revolver belonged.
A special from Owensboro, KY, states
that John b. Lake, young married man of
good family, was killed at Whitesville, KY,
Tuesday. by Frank Sparks, barkeeper.
Lake was drunk and became very violent
upon Sparks refusal to sell him liquor. He
cleaned ont the saloon, and was making
for the proprietor when the latter drew q
shot gun from behind the bar aud shot him,
killing him instantly. Sparks had to be re-
moved from the county Jail owing to the
excitement.
Frankie. McNeilly, aged 10 years, for a
year employed as a clerk in the Saco Il
Biddeford Savings institution at Saco, Maine
has disappeared. taking with him 4.5Ol in
cash, United States registered per cent
bonds payable in 1901. amount xlS5, 5,GO0: and
railroad municipal and other bonds, amount
ing as hear us can be determined to about
sol ,Oye. The bank will not be embarrassed 10y
the loss, and has a surplus of SiOO, O0, above
all liabilities, including the defalcation.
The child SO brutally abused by its step,
father, John Waterside, at Smiley, Ind,
has died. Waterside is now in jail and bis
wife will bo as soon as the officers can find
her. The pair took especial delight in
manning the child. until finally the sur
geons hadt amputate one arm and limb
weeks after it should have had medical aid
For two weeks after the operation was per
formed, on August III, the mother would tie
. little cripple to hedstead and leave it
there for hours without nourishing,
hunger. Unless Waterside has speedy
trial there is great danger of iynching.
At New York City, Jimmy McDevitt, a
well known burglar, and nephew OF
Jimmy" Elliott, the prize fighter, who was
killed by Jerry Dunn in Chicago few
years ago, met witha violent death while
trying to escape from store where he had
been discovered. lie was surprised by Il
porter who closed the door on him and sent
for policeman. After a desperate struggle
to escape, McDevitt plunged through O
plate glass window. He was caught by the
stomach and disembowelled. When re-
leased he was dead. A companion Of the
dead burglar, who was watching on the out
side of the building was arrested and
locked up.
Within year and a half dozen attempts
have been made to burn Plainfield, N. j.,
a suburban residence village, 40 miles from
New York. Late Sunday night man call
ed at Carey's grocery for kerosene oil and
was followed for an hour, when he stopped
before fine house owned by Mr.. Nelson
at present in Europe with his sanity. lie
arranged his kindling and, just as he struck
a match, detectives drew pistols at him and
shouted "Hands up" When captured hs
confessed and gave the names of six &C
completes, who were also arrested. One o
them is member OF the volunteer fire de
partment. A paper was found in their pos
session giving list Of houses doomed to dc